War of words over Cyrillic script continues as Putin unites Bulgaria – against him
Bulgarian politicians across the political spectrum seldom agree about anything – but Russian president Vladimir Putin has inspired a rare
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Eyebrows raised in Sofia over Putin’s claim that Slavonic script ‘came from Macedonian lands’
A statement by Russian president Vladimir Putin, at a meeting with his counterpart from Skopje, that Slavonic script “came from
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Bulgaria’s new Foreign Minister defends sanctions on Russia, says losses ‘far from what is said’
Bulgaria’s new Foreign Minister, Ekaterina Zaharieva, has defended European Union sanctions against Russia, adding that while Bulgaria suffered economic losses
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Mogherini goes to Moscow but is missing in action in Ukraine
Midway into her term, Federica Mogherini found herself in Moscow. The high representative had wanted to go to Moscow for
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Plevneliev: Russia, Turkey, Macedonia and Serbia try to influence political process in Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s former president Rossen Plevneliev says that four countries are trying “in one way or another” to influence the political
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Russia pulls out of Eurovision 2017 song contest in Kyiv after entrant barred by Ukraine over Crimea wrangle
Russia has pulled out of 2017 Eurovision in Kyiv after Ukraine refused to allow Russian contestant Julia Samoylova to travel
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Handing MiG-29 engine overhaul contract to Poland was better deal for Bulgaria than with Russia, Nenchev trial told
The conditions offered by Poland to overhaul the engines of the Bulgarian Air Force’s MiG-29 fighter jets were better than
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Russian ambassador to Bulgaria congratulates GERB leader Borissov on election victory
The Russian ambassador in Sofia, Anatoliy Makarov, has written to centre-right GERB party leader Boiko Borissov congratulating him on his
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Bulgaria elections 2017: Daily roundup, March 24
Campaigning in Bulgaria’s March 26 2017 elections closes – or is by law, is required to, lest anyone carry on
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